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nairb:
I have a cb360 which is the smallest bike I have.  It has just enough performance to keep up with most traffic.  I would also fancy a cb350 four.  But was wondering if it has enough power to keep up with the traffic also.

So is the 350 four as quick as a cb360??.  Is that inline 4 of a 350 still ok in todays traffic.

I try to stick to the country lanes with the smaller bikes.  But those dual carriage ways have to be done also.

Ta
Nairb

Johnwebley:
I would have thought both would be capable of cruising between 50 and 70,

As long as the bike is maintained and regularly gets oil changes etc,

It should be ok.

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royhall:
I don't ride my 350F anymore due to it's small size and my not so small size. I do however take it out occasionally for short runs to keep it running and am always shocked by how slow it is. If your used to running bigger bikes (Suzuki GS1000 is my usual ride) that have loads of low down grunt it takes some getting used to revving the nuts off it to get anywhere. I took it 30 miles down a motorway once, never again as it was plain scary. So the answer is it will keep up with traffic in town easily, but A roads and motorways not so much. Can't compare to the 360 as I never owned one.

philward:

--- Quote from: royhall on December 04, 2021, 09:50:48 AM ---I don't ride my 350F anymore due to it's small size and my not so small size. I do however take it out occasionally for short runs to keep it running and am always shocked by how slow it is. If your used to running bigger bikes (Suzuki GS1000 is my usual ride) that have loads of low down grunt it takes some getting used to revving the nuts off it to get anywhere.

--- End quote ---

I find the same as Roy when riding my newly built 500. My normal rides are my ZZR1100 and 750k2 - feel as though I'm buzzing the engine all the time. When I had my original 500 in the early 70's and travelled from Wigan to Swindon weekly, 2 up, top box, suitcase on top of topbox and tank bag in all weather cruising at 80 on motorway. Never had any problens as I had nothing to compare it to, but everything is relevant I suppose and now I have a comparison.
Suppose it about how happy you are reving the engine all the time

flatfour:
I owned a CB350/4 for a few very happy years, though in the end I sold it due to its small physical size (I'm 6' tall and around 90kg). Whilst I was quite comfortable, it did look ridiculous whilst I was riding it.

At the same time as I owned the 350, I also owned a fair selection of other classics such as a Benelli 750 Sei, CB500/4 and CB750/4.

With these others available however, I chose to take the 350 on a trip to Wales and then on to Cornwall (from Norfolk) in the company of a CB750/4 and a Suzuki V-Strom. The 350 ran like a jewel for the whole journey, and I didn't ever feel outclassed by the performance of the other bikes. At the end of the trip, we rode 330 miles home, quite a lot of it at night, when poor weather moved in on us in Cornwall.

In many ways, I do wish that I hadn't sold that lovely, happy, grin - inducing little bike!

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